Rugby High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Rugby, West Midlands CV22 7RE · Warwickshire
#6 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#88 of 4,090 nationally
About Rugby High School
Rugby High School is a academy secondary located in Rugby, in the Warwickshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 927 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 95.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools in England and 6th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (99th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (83th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 927; capacity filled 103%; grade 4+ english & maths 100%; ebacc average points 7.16.
There are 45 schools in Rugby; Rugby High School ranks 2nd of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)74.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)99.2%
- A level points per entry (10%)40.3
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)8.6%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Rugby High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 927
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 103%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 74.9
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 99.2%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 100%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 7.16
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 40.3
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Rugby High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Bilton CofE Junior School
Rugby · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
434 students · 308 m away
Bawnmore Community Infant School
Rugby · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
178 students · 444 m away
Crescent School
Rugby · Independent primary · Ages 4–11
195 students · 703 m away
Bilton Infant School
Rugby · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
124 students · 709 m away
Bilton School
Rugby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,127 students · 1.3 km away
Bilton Grange School
Rugby · Independent all-through · Ages 3–14
374 students · 1.3 km away
Cawston Grange Primary School
Rugby · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
442 students · 1.5 km away
Harris Church of England Academy
Rugby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
858 students · 1.6 km away
Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy
Rugby · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
263 students · 1.7 km away
Rokeby Primary School
Rugby · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
219 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Bartley Green School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
927 students
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
926 students
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
925 students
Yardleys School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
930 students
Lift Greenwood
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
935 students
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
917 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Rugby High School a good school?
Rugby High School has a Success Index (England) of 95.8 out of 100 (Top 5% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #6 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Rugby High School rank in West Midlands?
Rugby High School ranks #6 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #88 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Rugby High School?
Rugby High School had 927 students in 2025.
Is Rugby High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Rugby High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Rugby High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Rugby High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.